Description
The 36 credit ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT is the complete MBA alternative program of 12 courses, designed for experienced Senior Managers preparing to enter an Executive (C-Level) Management role.
This program forms 100% of the credit requirements for the GIAM ACCREDITED EXECUTIVE MANAGER Qualification.
- Level: Experienced Senior Managers and new Senior Executive (C-level) Managers
- Courses: 12 (see course details below)
- Learning: On Demand 24/7
- Credits: 36 (3 credits for each course)
- CPD Hours: 360 (each course takes approx. 20 hours to complete)
- Duration: 6 to 9 Months
- Certification: Global Management Qualifications
Key Benefits
On completing the Advanced Diploma in Executive Management (The MBA ALTERNATIVE) , you will have acquired a comprehensive range of knowledge and skills to succeed in an Executive leadership (C-Level) role. You will understand the key principles of strategic management and understand the core principles of managing organizations and strategic finances in the organization. You will have developed the knowledge and skills to lead a review of operational performance, and how to guide the planning for operational excellence, and creation of an agile organization. You will understand and know how to apply the core principles of strategic marketing and how to plan for and develop international business. You will also now how to lead innovation in the organization, frame business strategy, and implement develop strategic plans. You will also have an in depth understanding of how to mobilize the human resources of the organization to support the strategic agenda. In addition, you will have be set in place a personal development plan to continually enrich your strategic leadership skills. Finally, you will be qualified as an ACCREDITED EXECUTIVE MANAGER.
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Program Content
This program comprises the following courses:
MODULE 1: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
COURSE 1: PERSONAL DEVELOPENT FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
Designed for for senior managers, this course provides managers with the personal learning and development toolkit to plan for and manage the acquisition of the key strategic leadership competencies required to succeed in a senior executive role.
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COURSE 2: DEVELOP AND MANAGE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION (3 credits)
High-Performing organizations achieve higher levels of revenue generation, profitability, higher returns for investors, and display higher levels of employee retention, motivation and productivity. In this course, you will examine the underpinning theoretical models which can inform your approach to strategic management, and learn about the elements of leadership and management (the levers) which can be applied to build a high performing organization.
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MODULE 2: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
COURSE 3: FINANCE FOR SENIOR MANAGERS (3 credits)
This course provides senior managers with a comprehensive insight into the principles of financial management required to successfully lead and shape strategic financial decision making.
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COURSE 4 INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC FINANCE (3 credits)
Tasked with justifying a significant investment in new technologies or infrastructure, or leading a project requiring financial justification for the investments? In this course, you will learn how to develop a comprehensive and convincing financial case.
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MODULE 3: MARKETING AND SALES
COURSE 5: STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
This Strategic Marketing Management course provides senior managers with a broad understanding of the global marketing environment, and its future direction. The course provides the tools, techniques and knowledge with which to evaluate current strategy and design and execute successful marketing strategies and programs to enable sustainable business growth and profitability.
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COURSE 6: DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (3 credits)
This course provides managers with the knowledge and tools to develop strategies for international expansion, and manage operations and business development in the global marketplace.
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MODULE 4: LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY
COURSE 7: DEVELOPING BUSINESS STRATEGY (3 credits)
This course provides managers with the knowledge and tools to develop a 5-year Strategic Plan for their business. Learn how to develop Strategy, Vision, Mission, Values , Goals, Objectives and Action Plans
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COURSE 8: LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION BUSINESS STRATEGY (3 credits)
This course is designed for senior managers tasked with leading the strategic planning process, and provides the guidance and tools to lead and manage the implementation of business strategy.
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MODULE 5: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
COURSE 9: REVIEW OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE (3 credits)
This course is designed for senior managers seeking to carry out a structured review of business performance. The methodologies and tools provided in this course can be applied to conduct an organization wide review of performance, or within specific business units
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COURSE 10: DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (3 credits)
This comprehensive course provides the senior management team with a framework for optimizing operational performance, and provides detailed guidelines and tools to help senior managers plan for implement an organization-wide operational improvement program.
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MODULE 6: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
COURSE 11: PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS (3 credits)
This course has been designed to help senior managers gain a rapid insight into the core principles of organizational culture, structure and behavior, and how to employ this knowledge to bring about improvements in the cohesion and functioning of the organization.
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COURSE 12: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide senior managers with insight into the core principles of contemporary HRM and the knowledge with which to guide the development of people management strategies which support and enable the development of high-performance cultures.
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Skills / Knowledge
On completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Evaluate business strategy
- Develop a performance focus
- Apply strategic thinking techniques
- Create engagement with corporate strategy
- Apply strategic theory to decision making
- Plan personal leadership develop needs
- Develop leadership capability within in the organization
- Apply transformational leadership theory
- Apply a range of leadership styles effectively
- Understand and successfully apply action centered leadership
- Understand the sources of business finance
- Analyze financial statements to identify opportunities and threats
- Use a range of financial ratios to evaluate business performance
- Know the advantages and limitations of using ratio analysis
- Understand and critique the use of creative accounting techniques
- Identify the needs of organizational stakeholders
- Understand the types of organizational structure and their impact on employee motivation and performance
- Understand the functions of management
- Understand the key roles of managers within organizations
- Promote employee engagement
- Analyze the effectiveness of CSR policies within an organization
- Develop CSR policy for an organization
- Plan implementation of CSR strategy and policy
- Evaluate the outcomes of CSR strategy within an organization
- Understand a range of business excellence frameworks
- Apply a business excellence audit within a business
- Develop a benchmarking program for the organization
- Apply a value management audit in the organization
- Collate and analyze performance data
- Present and report findings of a business review
- Review business financial performance
- Create the Corporate Vision and Mission
- Inspire Commitment to the Corporate Vision and Goals
- Communicate effectively as a senior leader
- Create a performance focus across the business
- Lead the organization’s commitment to innovation
- Lead with Integrity
- Develop marketing strategy for the business
- Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing strategy in the business
Certification
Management Qualification Awards
Assessment – Assessment in this program takes the form of Online-Examinations which are taken at the end of each module. You will have to complete 3 examinations (each exam comprises 60 multiple choice questions) to qualify for the Advanced Diploma in Executive Management. The Pass-mark for the examinations is 50%. One re-sit is allowed for each examination (if required).
CPD Certificates – On completion of each course in the program, you will be able to download and print a Course Completion Certificate, detailing your Continuing Professional Development Credits.
Digital Credentials – On successful completion of all your courses, you will receive an email with a link to your Digital Credentials. These will include your Digital Badge and Digital Certificate, and your certification as an ACCREDITED EXECUTIVE MANAGER.
Social Share – You will be able to share your digital credentials on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
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